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Margaret Towneley (1664 or 1667 - )

A nun at St. Victoire, Paris Artisan or Craftsman - creator
Relevant locations: Visited Paris, Île-de-France
Relationships: Margaret Towneley was a sister of Charles Towneley (1658-1712)
Margaret Towneley was a sister of Richard Towneley (1644-17 Jan 1729)
Margaret Towneley was a daughter of Richard Towneley (10 Oct 1629-22 Jan 1707)

Linked print sources: as Artisan or Craftsman - creator - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Mentioned or referenced by - Tracing the Towneleys 2004 .
References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

Glass-bubles with Water and green Tincture included. A Table-Book the Cover whereof is admirable fine Work of Scarlet and Silver, done by Mrs. Margaret Towneley Chanoness Regular at the English Augustines in Paris. Don. D. Fran. Kennet. The Instruments of our Saviour's Passion (Nails, Pincers, Scourges, &c.) cut out of thin Plates of Brass and fastened (with Wires on the In-side) upon an Egg-shell very dextrously; Mrs. Madox brought me it from Prussia. Two Histories very neatly cut in Paper, by Mrs. Hoyl in Craven. A Chain near a Yard long cut out of a Card by Sir G. H's. G. H.'s Daughter. Another very fine of thirty four Links, full two Yards long, by a Gentlewoman in Craven, and sent me by Dr. Hargrave of Coln.